Biophysics Current Core Courses

Biophysics Accepted Core Course List

Last updated: 11/1/24

Biophysics (required)

Physics 6809 (Topics in Biophysics, 4 credit hours)

Biochemistry 6765.02 (Advanced Biochemistry: Physical Biochemistry, 3 credit hours)

Biophysics 6702 (Advanced Experimental Methods in Biophysics, 2 credit hours)

Physical Biochemistry (Highly recommended, required if no prior Physical Chemistry)

Biochemistry 5721, 5722 (Physical Biochemistry I and II, 3 credit hours each)

Biochemistry

Biochemistry 5613, 5614 (5615 optional) (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3 credit hours)

Biochemistry  6761 (Macromolecular Structure and Function, 3 credit hours)

Biochemistry 6762 (Enzymes, 1.5 credit hours)

Biochemistry 6763 (Membranes, 1.5 credit hours) or their cross-listed equivalents in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry.

Biochemistry 6706 (Advanced Biological Chemistry Lab, 4 credits)

Integrated Life Sciences  

Physiology and Cell Biology 6101, 6102 (Advanced Human Physiology I and II, 3 credit hours each)

Neuroscience 7001, 7002, (Foundations of Neuroscience, 4 credit hours each)

Plant Biology 5630, (Plant Physiology, 3 credit hours)

Molecular Genetics 5607 (Cell Biology, 3 credit hours)

Microscopy and Imaging

MECHENG 6711 (Microscopy in Biomechanics, 3 credit hours)

Computer Science and Engineering

CSE 5361 (Numerical Methods, 3 credit hours).

CSE 5241 (Introduction to Database Systems, 2 credit hours)

CSE 5331 (Foundations II: Data Structures and Algorithms, 2 credit hours).

Mathematics

MATH 6601 (Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing, 4 credit hours)